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NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has named Ashok Varadhan as a third co-head of securities, according to an internal memo on Monday. Varadhan shares the title with Isabelle Ealet and Pablo Salame, who were already in the role. He had most recently been head of macro trading in the securities division, a role that cuts across interest rate products, foreign exchange and emerging markets, as well as commodities trading in the Americas. The memo, which was signed by Goldman Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn, was confirmed by a spokesman.

* Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) files law suit in London * Says paid more than $1 bln for trades that ended worthless * Says Goldman exerted undue influence by encouraging trades * Goldman says claims without merit, to defend them strongly By Clare Hutchison LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs exploited a lack of financial knowledge at Libya's sovereign wealth fund and a position of trust when it encouraged the fund to invest more than $1 billion in trades that ended up worthless, the fund has claimed in court documents.

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American, German and Scandinavian rights to Ira Sachs ' " Love Is Strange ," starring John Lithgow and Alfred Molina. "Filmmaker Ira Sachs, one of our most acute observers of humanity in modern times, has made his most accomplished film featuring two of the greatest actors in the English speaking world at the peak of their form. It is a privilege to collaborate with them on releasing 'Love Is Strange,'" said Sony Pictures Classics. "I'm thrilled to be working with Michael, Tom and Dylan again," said Sachs.

In its 30 years, the Sundance Film Festival has become one of -- if not the -- best launchpad for first-time filmmakers. More importantly, though, the festival actively tries to stay in touch with those who got their start in Park City, creating a widespread family of Sundance veterans. But returning to the snowy slopes of Park City creates both creative and commercial pressures. Mark Duplass , the mumblecore multi-hyphenate, who has become a Sundance staple in recent years with such pics as "Cyrus" and "Safety Not Guaranteed," says simply, "I would have no career if not for Sundance.

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc reported a 21 percent drop in quarterly profit as revenue from fixed-income trading fell. Net income applicable to common shareholders fell to $2.25 billion, or $4.60 per share, in the fourth quarter from $2.83 billion, or $5.60 per share, in the same quarter of 2012, the Wall Street bank said on Thursday. Analysts had expected earnings of $4.21 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. It was not immediately clear whether the reported numbers were comparable.

NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc promoted several investment bankers in its technology, media and telecom (TMT) group, as well as in its Asia-Pacific group, according to internal memos. George Lee will become chairman of the TMT group, as well as chief information officer for the broader investment banking division, according to one memo signed by the heads of investment banking. Lee, a partner and managing director who has been with Goldman for nearly 20 years, had been co-head of the TMT group.